6 hit original movies that have broken out at the 2019 box office, which has otherwise been dominated by sequels and Disney

Domestic gross: $45.4 million

Worldwide gross: $60.6 million

Production budget: $5 million

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 54%

What critics said: "The Oscar-winning actress (Octavia Spencer) is the only reason to see 'Ma,' and she's clearly having a grand old campy time playing Sue Ann." — Associated Press

Domestic gross: $38.6 million

Worldwide gross: $63.7 million

Production budget: $13.5 million

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 82%

What critics said: "Like the apex predators slithering at the center of it all, it gets the job done once it lets is more brutal, primal instincts take over." — Rolling Stone

Domestic gross: $71.7 million

Worldwide gross: $128.5 million

Production budget: $26 million

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 63%

What critics said: "Fuelled by the engaging chemistry of its leads and the unflagging wonderment of the music, it zips along. But it can never quite reach escape velocity from the weight of its silliness." — London Evening Standard

Domestic gross (so far): $114.3 million

Worldwide gross (so far): $180.2 million (source: The Hollywood Reporter)

Production budget: $90 million

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 85%

What critics said: "A bittersweet, complex, conversation-starting look back at the film business at the close of a tumultuous decade, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood also works as a strong argument for why it's too soon for Tarantino to pack it in." — Slate

Domestic gross: $175 million

Worldwide gross: $254.7 million

Production budget: $20 million

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 93%

What critics said: "'Us' will pin you to your seat and leave you stiff with fear. The mystery it weaves, however, doesn't yield any immediately satisfying answers, only more questions. But at least it gets you thinking, and these days, that's plenty." — Detroit News